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Game #2237

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 4 February 1953

4th Round

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad:

Injury | 4 |
W Peter McParland | 🇬🇧 |
CB Con Martin | 🇮🇪 |
GK Keith Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Billy Goffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Colin Gibson replaces Ken Roberts.

Not recorded

  • Tommy Thompson scores for the seventh time in nine games to help Villa see off second division Brentford in the FA Cup at the second attempt.

  • George Martin's Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight in all competitions.

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Won

2-1

🟩 4 Feb 1953, Villa 2-1 Brentford, Griffin Park
Scorer(s) | Davy Walsh | 43' | Tommy Thompson | 52' |

Assist(s) | Johnny Dixon | 43' | 52' |

Match Timeline:

🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-1, (Brentford) Lawton
⚽ | 43' Goal, 1-1, Davy Walsh, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | HT Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Thompson, Assist by Johnny Dixon
🕒 | FT Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1952-53 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Wednesday, 4 February 1953

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Manager: George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1950-1953
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Brentford: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

League 🕒 6 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 20 | 🥅 7 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 4 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 4 |

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

George Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1950-1953

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Dennis Parsons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
🥅
LB Peter Aldis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
40
🟩
18
🟨
0
40
🟨
9
🟥
0
1
🟥
13
0
CB Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
248
🟩
96
🟨
0
248
🟨
64
🟥
1
3
🟥
88
2
FB Harry Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
275
🟩
108
🟨
0
275
🟨
70
🟥
0
4
🟥
97
4
LB Dicky Dorsett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
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🔥
259
🟩
97
🟨
0
259
🟨
70
🟥
0
34
🟥
92
17
W Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
114
🟩
41
🟨
0
114
🟨
36
🟥
0
20
🟥
37
19
F Johnny Dixon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
195
🟩
74
🟨
0
195
🟨
49
🟥
0
82
🟥
72
31
CF Davy Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
52
🟩
20
🟨
0
52
🟨
11
🟥
0
13
🟥
21
14
Sub 2
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Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 4
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Cards
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Player Profile
M Danny Blanchflower | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
81
🟩
35
🟨
0
81
🟨
21
🟥
0
1
🟥
25
5
W Norman Lockhart | 🇬🇧 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
14
🟩
3
🟨
0
14
🟨
7
🟥
0
1
🟥
4
1
CF Tommy Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
83
🟩
31
🟨
0
83
🟨
22
🟥
0
31
🟥
30
17
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
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🟥
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Player Profile
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
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🟩
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🟥
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Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
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🟩
🟨
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🟥
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Player Profile

FA Cup

Brentford

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Griffin Park

Attendance: 21,735

GK Alf Jeffries | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Fred Monk | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Frank Latimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Roddie Munro | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CH Wally Bragg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
WH Tony Harper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Terry Ledgerton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jackie Goodwin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IF Billy Sperrin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Dare | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tommy Lawton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Tommy Lawton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

No Substitutions permitted in period

None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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